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UAB Division of Surgical Oncology participates in Steps against Melanoma Walk
The UAB Division of Surgical Oncology participated in the Steps against Melanoma Walk at Veterans Park on Saturday, May 20, in honor of Melanoma Awareness Month.
Parmar, Cochrun, and Jansen publish study in Surgical Endoscopy
UAB Division of GI Surgery Associate Professor Dr. Abhishek Parmar, General Surgery Resident Dr. Steven Cochrun, and Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Professor Dr. Jan Jansen’s study on “Surgeon perspectives on the STITCH trial: A mixed methods study” was recently published in the journal of Surgical Endoscopy.
Chu receives over $2.5 million in NIH funding
University of Alabama at Birmingham Associate Division Director of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., FACS, Endowed Chair Daniel Chu, M.D., MSPH, FACS, FASCRS, has been recently awarded his second R01 research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Read moreDr. Jacqueline Lewis: UAB alumni and Alabama's first Black female surgeon
Photo: Jacqueline Lewis, M.D., by Ammarr Croskey, The Birmingham Times
To celebrate Women’s History Month this past March, UAB Surgery’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee member and General Surgery Research Resident Katherine McElroy, M.D., interviewed Jacqueline Lewis, M.D., to discuss her impact on the field of surgery and future hopes for the field.
Read moreDudeja receives additional $2 million DoD funding
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n of Surgical Oncology Director and James P. Hayes, Jr., Endowed Professor in Gastrointestinal Oncology Vikas Dudeja, M.D., FACS,has received additional research funding from the Department of Defense totaling $2,119,086.
Department welcomes two new faculty members
The UAB Department of Surgery is honored to welcome two new faculty members – Dr. Melanie Rose and Dr. Rachael Guenter.
General Surgery Residents selected to serve as mentors
Several members of the Department of Surgery's General Surgery Residency Program were chosen for the distinct honor of serving as UAB Heersink School of Medicine Learning Communities House Staff Mentors for the 2023 - 2024 year.
Services launched for violence intervention program at UAB Hospital
Services have launched for a violence intervention pilot program to support survivors of gun violence who are cared for by the trauma service at UAB Hospital.
New faces of the Surgical Grand Rounds Committee
The UAB Surgical Grand Rounds Committee is honored to introduce two new committee members – Division of Breast & Endocrine Surgery Assistant Professor Dr. Andrea Gillis and Division of GI Surgery Assistant Professor Dr. Drew Gunnells. Together, they will join UAB Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy Division Assistant Professor Dr. Danielle Sutzko, who serves as co-lead of the committee, to coordinate the lists of speakers for the weekly seminar series.
UAB Surgery hosts annual meeting of American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
The UAB Department of Surgery’s Section of Endocrine Surgery was honored to host the 2023 annual meeting of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES).
Maze wins 1st in podium presentation at the Medical Association of the State of Alabama 2023 Research Symposium
UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine student Karleigh J. Maze won first in podium presentations at the Medical Association of the State of Alabama’s 2023 Research Symposium.
Read moreMontgomery wins top paper award at APDS Annual Meeting
UAB General Surgery Research Resident Kelsey Montgomery, M.D., has received the Outstanding Resident Paper Award from the Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS) Annual Meeting during this year’s Surgical Education Week in San Diego, California.
Division of Surgical Oncology participates in PanCAN PurpleStride Walk
The UAB Department of Surgical Oncology participated in the Pancreatic Cancer PurpleStride Walk on Saturday, April 29, in Railroad Park.
UAB Department of Surgery commemorates 20,000th robotic surgical case
The UAB Department of Surgery, along with hospital leadership, marked the monumental accomplishment of 20,000 completed robotic cases on Friday, April 28 with a public celebration in North Pavilion.
Kennedy assumes new role as executive vice chair of Department of Surgery
University of Alabama at Birmingham John H. Blue Chair of General Surgery Dr. Gregory Kennedy, has been named executive vice chair of the UAB Department of Surgery.
Chu named associate division director of UAB Gastrointestinal Surgery
University of Alabama at Birmingham Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., FACS, Endowed Chair Daniel Chu, M.D., MSPH, FACS, FASCRS, has been selected as associate division director of Gastrointestinal Surgery in the Department of Surgery.
Zope accepted into 2023-2024 INSIGHT Program
UAB General Surgery Resident Madhushree Zope, M.D., has been accepted into the 2023-2024 Integrated Networks of Scholars in Global Health Research Training (INSIGHT) program consortium.
UAB Department of Surgery hosts annual Resident Research Day
On Tuesday, April 18, the UAB Department of Surgery hosted its annual Resident Research Day. The yearly event serves as a platform for general surgery residents to present their ongoing research projects and discuss their findings with the UAB Surgery community at large.
UAB CVI awarded highest rating from Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Quality Initiative
The UAB Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) received the highest possible rating of three stars for its yearly participation in the Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Quality Initiative (SVS VQI).